Now what was I here after?

A bit ago Tim and I were in the kitchen. I was grabbing some ice cream and he was making a sandwich. He asked me to get some jelly out of the fridge while I was standing there. I opened the refrigerator door and stood there. He said "Jelly." I started laughing hysterically and thanked him. I told him it was funny that he knew I couldn't remember what I was supposed to be getting. He said "Well, I knew you had forgotten. It had been 6 seconds already since I asked." LOL

This meno "pause" brought to you courtesy of GroggyFroggy.

We went out for a bit today. One of the nicest things about this time of year is that there are so many other folks out and about. I ran into several friends while out. It was fun.

We weren't shopping for ourselves today but we did drop into "Art on a Mission" and I got this tin. I've taken a number of pictures and can't get one that isn't blurry so this will have to do for tonight. Sorry. I just loved the little birds and the color of the trim. The lid is pretty, too.

There are a couple of shops in the mall that only come during this time of year. One is called the Crystal Cottage and my kids have bought things there for me for years. They have a lot of crystal jewelry and angels and pretty stones. I found these hair scrunchies there. I've been seeing them around and I always think they'd work great as skirts for my dolls. At 50cents a piece, I finally bought some today. I put one on the little yellow doll and I really like the results.

We didn't buy much today but the rest that we did get was for family and has been mailed away to hopefully reach the birthday girls. :)

I hope everyone had a great day. We had a good one. I took Nick downtown tonight. He's going to be the young Scrooge in Dickens of a Christmas and they're doing a run-through for the news tonight. I hope I manage to catch it if it makes it to tv. My baby's a supa-stah. hehe

I'm going to choir practice here in a bit so I'm going to go grab some food before I leave. Have a great night.

Linkmania

See all those links in my sidebar???? That isn't even half! I've run out of steam and will add some more tomorrow. Wow. No wonder I don't get anything done around here. Then again, many things get done because of, not in spite of, looking at your lovely blogs.

You people never cease to amaze me. Thank you for all your heartfelt comments and good advice.

I have some really bad pictures for you. Excited? lol I meant to have Nick take pictures with his phone. They come out much better but I forgot and I don't want to wait until after school now so I'll just put the ones I took.

I decided that I could not look at my broken down entertainment center sitting in the living room one more day, so Saturday while Tim was sleeping, I took everything off of it and the umpteen million videos out of it and moved it out my way. Now I needed something to put the tv on. I tried a couple of different things and finally settled on this arrangement. It makes me smile everytime I walk past.




I also added a table beside the couch and used one of the lamps from my bedroom. One of my $1 ones.



I really had fun shopping in my own house. I used to think that would be a great idea for a job..decorating people's homes with their own stuff. Now people do that and make big bucks and have tv shows. Who knew? :)

I got out some Christmas stuff. I bought a table runner at a thrift store last year and I couldn't wait to get it on the table.



I put a few other of my favorite Christmas things out. I like drawing it out, adding a bit at a time.





I can't remember where or when (years and years ago) I got that plate but I just love that Santa and the colors.

I hope everyone has a good day. I have some errand-running to do and some shopping. Emily and Caleb (Tim's twins) will be 18 next week so we're going to do some birthday shopping. The next week, Joanna, his eldest will turn..hmmm....25 or 26...man. Time howls by. We need to get the gifts in the mail and I'll take my ornament for the swap at the same time. (I made Salmon patties last night and the whole house smells like fish this morning. I hope the ornament doesn't lol).

Big hugs to all you wonderful women. You really do enrich my life so much.

I know I normally put posts such as this on my other blog, but I am tired of compartmentalizing. I am a Christian. I may not fit your definition of Christian but for me to deny that it's what I am would be as ridiculous as denying that I am a woman. I am not the most beautiful, graceful, soft, feminine of women, yet there is no denying that I am a woman. I am not the most holy, sinless, pious of Christians, yet there is no denying (to myself) that I am a Christian. This blog is meant to be a reflection of my every day life, yet I find myself trying to leave out this huge part of myself as a spiritual being who seems to paradoxically see God in everything yet constantly search for God. I am no longer going to relegate any faith questions to my other blog. Don't worry, though, nothing much will change as you will note that Messy Musings doesn't update often. :)

Now, with that said I'll get on with the gist of the post. I have had an interesting week. It's been a bit quieter than usual and I've had a chance to do some thinking and some talking and some listening. I've realized that for most of my late teen/adult life, I have been like a child on a trip, "God, are we there yet? Are we there yet? How about now? Are we there yet?" I am always jumping ship before arrival.I did it with getting married, getting divorced, moving in with Tim, and just about everything in my life. I even had the audacity to blame God after my divorce because he didn't keep me from making mistakes. I mean..gee, I'd been so good before. Couldn't he have forced me to see how stupid I was being? Apparently not because I have been contemplating jumping ship again. This time, however, I had the wisdom that comes only with having screwed up royally enough to recognize that pre-tragedy inducing jump. I have felt like that child in the parking lot. You know the one. The mom has groceries in one hand, maybe a baby on the hip and she has taken this child's hand to keep him safe. All he knows is that he is too big to have to hold mom's hand and he wants to run. He is fighting and trying to wiggle free from mom's grasp, not knowing or seeing all that she knows or sees.

Suddenly, though, I stopped wiggling my hand to get free. I thought of my earlier mistakes and grieved them again. I thought of all the ways life may have been different if I hadn't made those mistakes. Then it hit me. One day this will be the past. This will be a good memory or a painful regret. I can't take more painful regret. I started reading things that strengthened my spirit and I realized that what I was missing would not have been restored by leaving anyway. So, I am full in. I resolve to give the most to this relationship that I can give.

I have read and read and read. I have found some beautifully written books and blogs that provide real nourishment for the soul. Over and over I am confronted with the message that I am to move on from my regret. The artist above has a similar drawing but with briars in the foreground. He calls it "Remember. But Go Forward." Yes. That's it.

I must remember my mistakes and the arrogance that lead to them. I must remember how I thought I was above making such mistakes. I must remember so that it is impossible for me, ever again, to be arrogant. I must remember. I have tried so hard to forget, but that was the wrong thing to do. I must remember. But go forward...at God's pace.

When I looked at this artist's drawings, I realized that I have been in God's hand all along. When I thought that he had abandoned me and I was so angry that he hadn't kept me..I was in his hand even then. I am so trying not to make this sound all teddybears and teacups. I don't know how to express this without sounding sentimental and naive. In fact, I have this wonderful uplifted feeling from reading the words of other writers, yet I who call myself a writer cannot express this feeling at all!

You're probably thinking, "Well, I wish you'd hurry up and finish not expressing yourself."

Well, you're probably right. Maybe I'll try again later. :)

With these little revelations always, always comes a sense of call. I don't understand it, EVER. It seems to be all or nothing. I feel called, but to what? I feel pulled to express something. I am not sure of what needs expressed nor how to express it. (sorry, I tried..but rambling on I go)

I have learned one thing. I won't jump ahead this time, trying out callings. "ohh is it this GOD? Do you want me to do this? How about this?" I will say, that is one good way to find out all the things you're NOT good at.

I need to finish Marjory Bankson's book "Call To The Soul." I meant to bring it out of the bedroom with me but forgot, so it will have to wait now because Tim is sleeping.

Rambling over.

Winter Bliss

Wonderful art doll from Dot
Originally uploaded by GroggyFroggy.

I put out this sweet little snowman this morning. I remember being very reluctant to put him away this spring. In fact, he spent the spring and summer on my dryer where I could still enjoy him when I did laundry. As I was putting him out, I was thinking of Dot because of the little birdie. Well, guess what? A bit later I went to get the mail and I had a package from Dot! I thought it only appropriate to display the wonderful, awesome, glorious art doll with the snow man. I have dreamt of having one of Dot's dolls and look, look, look! It's perfect. I am a happy woman.



But she didn't stop there! Oh no! She sent three beautiful ATCs as well. I love, love, love them. I even got one of her wax and sequin surplus ones. Thank you Dot for this lovely package. I don't know what I did to deserve such sweet friends who take the time to make, package and ship the most wonderful things to me but I am certainly blessed.

Some of you asked if I enjoyed JoAnns..well..........I spent $60 and the thing I got for 50% off? A magazine. LOL Yes, I had a wonderful time. Half of the expense was fleece for a project of Tim's. The rest I have pics of and will show you later. I got some fabric and bits and bobs. A good time was had.


There are better pictures of the atcs at Dot's...where I first lusted after them. :)They really should be seen
up close and in detail. They're true works of art.

I will try to get a better close up of the doll, as well. You need to see the little nest of birdies.

Joy tags

Joy tags
Originally uploaded by GroggyFroggy.

Clarice was so kind to make Thanksgiving printouts for us so I thought I would return the favor with a Christmas one. I had fun making this pink banner for my little pink and green area. My printer is out of colored ink at the moment and I have been too stingy to go get more. I will, though, because I think these pictures are too pretty to be printed in only black and white. This will do for now.

Isn't that little Santa cute? I found him at Goodwill and I thought he would be fun for the pink and green shelf.

Here's a closeup. Sorry it's blurry but you're probably used to that with me by now.

Here is the printout for the tags if anyone is interested. If you have problems with it, just email me or tell me in comments and I'll send you the attachment.

I'm going to JoAnne's...50% WAHOOOOO.
Click and it will take you to Flickr, then click on All sizes. That should give you the right one.

I hope everyone has had a beautiful and loving day. (Whether or not you celebrated Thanksgiving today). There were only three of us here, today. My boys went to their grandmother's house with their daddy. And Caleb (Tim's son) spent the day with his girlfriend's family. She is really sweet. So it was just Tim, his mom and me but we had a very nice dinner.

Tim cooked tons of yummy food. I made the cranberry sauce. Yep, that's it. lol He loves cooking Thanksgiving dinner and this was the best one yet. The turkey was beautiful and all of the food was delicious. The whole day ran very smoothly and calmly. He would cook for a while and then I'd go in and clean up the kitchen so that he could start all over again. Now he's watching Eureka and I'm here, dishes are done and food put away.

I called the boys this morning and they were enjoying waking up at Grandma's house.

I talked to my mom yesterday and she was expecting a full house today.

We made an unexpected decision today. We have been without a stove for about a year or so now. We've gone out and looked at the drop-ins (because that's what we have already) and I could never find anything that I really liked. It's electric and the options are not as good as the gas ones. The electric ones are a lot more expensive, too.

We made a special trip Tuesday to Bed, Bath and Beyond to get a roasting pan that was on sale. With the rebate and everything it comes to about $4.00. It's really nice and was much easier to deal with than the smaller one we had been using. Only one problem, it wouldn't fit in the oven. Ha! No matter how we turned it, it wouldn't go in. We compromised and used it's floating rack with our old smaller pan..worked great. It was at this point that we decided to get a new stove/oven combo; the old fashioned kind. hehe. We decided to put it where I have the baker's rack (and I get it back for the dining room, yay). Then Tim was concerned with the hole that would be left by the drop-in stove (that is there but not working now) and I suggested a large chopping block to cover the hole. How handy would that be??? He loved that idea. Later he said that he thought he had enough nice wood to make one himself. That would be so nice. My chopping boards are never big enough for all I want to chop, plus there will be more counter space for other things if it isn't taken up by the chopping boards while I'm preparing a meal.

I am very excited at the thought of a real stovetop/oven. We'll have an extra oven. There's no need to get rid of the built-in oven. It works wonderfully, so we'll just have two. That will be really handy, too.

Tim was really irritated, at first, that the pan didn't fit but it ended up being a good thing. :)

You might be wondering how I make meals without a stove. I use a variety of things. It can get tricky sometimes. I have an electric skillet that I use for frying or boiling. It's about two inches deep, and it's great for cooking lasagna noodles or spaghetti because they can stretch out. I use the oven a lot and the crock pot. (Tim has soup from the Turkey broth in there right now, yum). I recently bought a sandwich iron and it works great for cooking vegetarian patties and hotdogs for Nick. We've even used it for eggs and to cook pork chops. I don't like using the microwave for cooking very often, but I do usually steam broccoli in there. A bamboo steamer works well in the skillet also.

Sometimes I forget and have too many things that need to be boiled and have to do some juggling but usually it's just fine. Having burners will be really nice, though. lol

I am really rambling on, aren't I? It's been a really good day even though I really missed my boys and I always miss going home and seeing my family. Debra reminded us all that we can choose to be thankful for what we have or we can wreck Thanksgiving (and every day really) by grumbling because things aren't the way we think they are supposed to be. I decided today that it's time for me to be grateful. God has given me so much. My life is so rich and full. I hope to keep this spirit of Thanksgiving in my heart all year long.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone. I didn't get my mail yesterday so I went out early this morning to get it and look what I got! Thank you so much Debbie. This was such a sweet surprise this morning. I was just admiring your tissue holders in your shop this week and I am thrilled to have that pin cushion. Goodness, it's all wonderful (pssst..look at that chocolate!). I love the little notebook and the Laura Ashley post-its and the awesome tags on every thing. Oh, and the vintage notecard. I don't know if you can see it behind the pin cushion. I just love it all.

I will say a special prayer of thanksgiving for you today, Debbie and your warm thoughtfulness.

I hope everyone has a wonderful day. Ours is starting out nice and quiet with no stress. :) My kind of day.

Winterizing

Winterizing
Originally uploaded by GroggyFroggy.

This is my little garden corner. I finally made myself get out and rake leaves today. I moved the bench over and tried to just neaten up the area. Tim was storing bags of cement in my wheelbarrow and I had to lift those out and put them in the old shed before I could use it. I made several trips into the woods with the leaves. The wheelbarrow and rake are still sitting right where you see them. I really should get back out there and put them away.



This is the potholder I made last night with the tutorial from Debbie's blog. It's ok. Very patchworked from bits I had around. Now that I get the gist of how to do it, I'll plan to get some fabric just for making a few of these. The crocheted back seems ok but I want to try some knitted also and maybe with some heartier yarn.

I just looked over the picture of my wheelbarrow and realized it's the same color as my front door. :)

Sunday

I finally succumbed to the brownie. First Amy
had it on her blog. Then Debbie made it and had a picture on hers. So today, I had to make them and I'm so glad I did. They're the best brownies I've ever tasted. The family agreed. In fact, there are only two left. If you want the recipe, head on over to Amy's.

What would I do without my fellow bloggers. I guess I would just wander around in a hazy fog of not knowing what to do all day. Aside from making the brownies, I'm also working on a potholder that I saw on Debbie's blog. She knitted hers and I'm giving it a try with crochet. It's been a real nice nesting day.

The boys were making breakfast together this morning but noone wanted to make biscuits. So, I volunteered to make the biscuits. They were pretty yummy.

Michael was a bit under the weather, coughing and generally feeling kind of yucky. I made him tea and we watched movies while I crocheted.

Now everyone is gone, Lois's door is shut and this is as close as I will get to being alone for a while. I enjoy my boys so much but I treasure the quiet as well.

I hope everyone had a really enjoyable weekend and to those in the US, have a wonderful Thanksgiving week.

Craft fairs

Craft fairs
Originally uploaded by GroggyFroggy.

I had to have Nick at school this morning by 7:15 so I was up and at'em today. After I dropped him off, I came back home and had some toast and coffee and then headed out to a local craft fair.

One of my favorite blog people is Cindi at Cindi's Sewing. I walked all over the fair...all the way through about 4 or 5 times and was ready to go home and still hadn't found Cindi. Then I heard someone mention an elevator so I asked if there was more upstairs. Yes! As I started up the steps, there she was. I'm so glad I didn't leave before I found her. She really is a sweetie and I'm glad we've become friends.

The black toile bag and the tissue cover are both from her. She had a great booth filled with her different styles of bags and tissue covers, aprons and some other things. Tim took one look at them when I brought them home and said "She does quality work." (He's picky).

Last night when I was searching the internet to figure out where I needed to go for this fair and when, my search pulled up another Roanoke Craft Blogger. She goes by CraftNana...and NanaSadieRose. I was looking for her there, too and was lucky enough to recognize some of her stuff from her blog pics. We talked for a while and I bought that adorable checkbook cover with the vintage kids. Isn't that great? She makes bags for a living and knits for fun. It was funny..on one of my (many) trips back through the fair, I heard "Hey Frog" LOL It was this nice new friend wanting my phone number. Every time I think of hearing Hey Frog it makes me laugh. I loved it.

The other crocheted thing is a pot scrubber. It's a round dish cloth with a plastic scrubber in the middle. The woman said she started making them because someone said that they used to buy them from a churchlady who made them but the lady had died and they no longer knew where to buy them. So this lady figured it out and began making them. She only had 4 or so. I just had to try one. I love crocheted dish cloths anyway.

I also bought a new Thimbleberries quilting book for half price. I forgot to include it in the picture. I was looking at it a bit ago and, well, fell asleep. Yummy nap.

After my nap, I took Tim's mom her lunch, put a roast in the oven and put on a pot of coffee and intended to sit and blog but while looking around I became motivated to put a coat of paint on the front door. I primed it last week and then it got cold and rainy. It's a little chilly today but dry and I thought I'd better do it while I could.

Are you ready for this? This is just the first coat, and obviously the window trim isn't done yet but I really think I'm going to like it against the blue of the house. There is so much to be done to the house but this gives it a little pizzazz. I can already see I'll have to hang new curtains on that window. I think the rest of the trim around the doors and other windows will be white. I don't know if I'll get to that before winter or not.

Now I'm having that coffee and having a look around the internet. Michael is working some sort of puzzle and watching "The Jerk." One of my all-time faves. lol "He hates these cans...stay away from the cans." Yeah. Great line. Nick should be calling soon for me to pick him up..probably about the time I'll be finishing up making supper. lol Isn't that how it goes?

Have a nice weekend everyone. Mine has been fun so far. :)

Thankful

Thankful
Originally uploaded by GroggyFroggy.

I saw these "Thankful" letters on Debbie's blog and she got them from Clarice's blog. Clarice was kind enough to offer them for download and printing. Clarice and Deb put them on oval cards and they look really nice, but I had these little square scraps and decided to use them. I turned them to make it more interesting. My printer isn't printing in color right now either, so they're a bit faded (vintage, I like to call it) looking. For true color, check out Deb's or Clarice's blog. Oh, and that lovely coffee/cup painting above is one I purchased from Colette! Take a look.


This is a little quiltie I'm working on. I was messing around drawing and came up with this sweet little angel, then I embroidered her onto some muslin and am just adding stuff as I go.



I am feeling almost 100% better. Thanks for all the love. You definitely got me through it. I am grateful for every one of you.

Good Morning Friends!

I am totally amazed and so warmed by your comments this morning. You have all started my day in the most loving way. Thank you!!! I think I may just get some stuff done today. :)

Just checking in.

I was hoping to have a picture of something accomplished today but I don't. Because I didn't accomplish anything.

I don't want to be all mopey on Groggy Froggy but I wanted to check in. Thank each of you who has continued to leave sweet comments and send the most loving emails to let me know you care. I appreciate it more than I can ever tell you.

Nothing horrible is happening or anything. I just feel blah and I cry at the drop of a hat and yesterday developed a headache that won't go away. Well, it goes away and comes back with a vengeance. I haven't done any sewing or drawing or painting or anything. I did get a good bit of cleaning and laundry done yesterday. I was determined. But today I have pretty much just moped around.

I know it will pass, although my confidence in this fact is being stretched.

I went to the quietness of my church sanctuary today and just sat. I sat and looked at the window of the Transfiguration and focused on Jesus and talked to him a bit. It helped, but then I had to shlep past the secretary with raccoon eyes. lol Oh well. It was in the same sanctuary that I told God, a few years back, what he already knew..that my children belong to him and that I hadn't a clue what I was doing and would he please, please guide them. I was reminded of that today and reminded of how much they've grown in wisdom and character since that time and how much easier it's been to mother them since surrendering my hold on them. They are not mine. They never were. But, I love them so much my heart feels it will burst at times. I am grateful for this gift of sharing life with them.

I hope everyone is having a wonderful week. I'm truly ok. Nothing really bad is happening. There are no big issues. I just feel sad and kind of wrung out. I'm not sure why. Please know that your comments and emails have made me smile and made me feel loved and cared for. I can't stress that enough. I don't take them lightly.

Much love to you all.

Snowy Welcome

Some winter things I've been working on. Hugs to you.

Sunny spot in a dreary day...

I went out in the rain today to vote. All sorts of red tape problems because I moved and now they don't know where I should vote. grrrr Anyway, after touring a number of elementary schools I came home and stopped by the mailbox. Instantly, I was a much happier camper because I got this wonderful doll from Miss Robyn! along with all the coordinating crystals. It's a chakra doll! There are instructions for doing the work with the crystals and everything. Robyn, thank you. You are the sweetest and I appreciate it so much. You went to so much trouble. I wasn't expecting so many crystals and was so surprised by the doll...and I love the fiber you used to tie the package. :) Thank you, thank you, thank you. My chakras are feeling better already.

Tag Sale Angel

Tag Sale Angel
Originally uploaded by GroggyFroggy.

A couple of odds and ends I've been playing with today. I've been working on the angel for a while. I drew her one night when I just wanted to play with my watercolor paper. I had planned to leave her unpainted but then I decided a little color was in order so I did a very watery acrylic tinting. She is sewn onto fabric that is in turn sewn onto more watercolor paper. There is fabric, some trim, vintage buttons and some pretty lacy white paper. I thought she looked like she was trying the wings on in front of a mirror so I guess that's why I added the price tag.

Today I was looking through flickr pics and saw the cutest little felt bunnies. I remember seeing them back in the spring and liking them. I wanted to make something similar but for winter so I made this little snow man. I think I'll make a bunch to hang around.





The pink "doily" behind him is something I made a while back. I was playing with some cotton yarn. I thought it would make a good contrast so you could see him.

Hope everyone has had a good Monday (or Tuesday morning). I have had a fairly lazy day. Tim offered to make supper and we had yummy shrimp in vodka sauce on fettucini noodles and a salad. It was very good and now I need to go clean up the dishes.

Different Kind of Saturday

I didn't make anything today. I sort of just had one spontaneous outing after another. Nick had to be at school at 8am. His school's drama department hosted a competition. There were five school drama teams participated in putting on a one-act, 35 minute play. He was to go on stage at 10am, so rather than go all the way back home, I decided to hang out and find a store. Nothing was open until 9, except K-Mart (a department store) so I went in and looked around. I picked up some little things I thought I would use for my chunky book pages but when I got them home, I changed my mind. I also bought a couple of t-shirts. They were half-price. By the time I checked out it was just after nine, so I went to Books-a-Million and looked around a bit until time to go back to the school.

I was so proud of Nick. He's been getting sick; lots of coughing. But he managed to keep it together for the show and really projected. His character was "tragedy" and he was very dramatic, with big arm movements. He and "comedy" had a little argument which was really funny. One of my favorite lines, though, was delivered by another actor. She was "opera" and argued with an instrumentalist who happened to play the flute. The flautist, in her frustration, asked "What makes you so SURE of yourself?" to which the vocalist replied, "I'm a soprano." I'm an alto (well, mezzo soprano) so I laughed really hard.

When they were finished, I came on home and hung out with Michael, took him out because he wanted to buy a hat, came back and took a short nap and then cooked supper. Then Michael and I went back to the school to see the awards given out and to see who won. Oh yeah...one of the judges was a guy I went to college with. The last time I saw him, I was pregnant with Nick. It was so fun when he asked if I had a student in the play and I was able to point Nick out. He said "Oh, he is a really good actor. He's very talented." (This was after the judging and everything was over).

We've just been hanging out tonight. We watched "What about Bob?" which was filmed near here. Richard Dreyfus and Bill Murray...funny combination.

I am so sleepy. Changing the clocks back sure makes bedtime welcome. Sorry I don't have any pictures to share.

Huh? What's that? Ohhhh Who won????

Nick's school won!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! yay! They were awesome.

Needlebook

I made this little needlebook this morning. I got a fat quarter of this fabric over the weekend. I thought it was a nice bright change. I tend to choose paler colors. I liked the little lady bugs and the bright flowers.

I was in the mood to make something practical; something useful. And I needed a smaller needlebook. The one I crocheted was so big and floppy. Speaking of floppy; I really need to get some fusible interfacing stuff. All my stuff just kind of flops around and it's taken me until yesterday to realize that interfacing would help that.
Yeah, I know. I'm a quick one.

I'm not sure what else I'll do today. Well, besides laundry. There is always laundry to do, isn't there?

Have a great day. Whether it's beautiful and sunny or you're snowed in, I hope you are having a peaceful and loving day.

You Are 8% Girly

Um... you're a guy, right? If not, you're the most boyish girl in the world. And for you, that's probably the ultimate compliment.

How Girly Are You?

hahahahaha I don't usually post these but this one made me laugh out loud. It's true. I did feel it was a compliment so when I read that I truly had to laugh. I answered the questions really honestly, too.

I'm not boyish but I'm just not fussy. I'm too practical to do all the stuff that they considered girly. I only did two of the things. One was that I love the Gilmore Girls and the other was that I am a sucker for puppies, kittens and babies.

There ya have it. We're getting ready to have our day (hour or so) out...lunch and a craft shop. bliss. Tim gave me some Tyvek to play with today. Cool, huh? :)

See ya later.